North Ridge Community School

As an academy, the Local Governing Body of North Ridge Community School has delegated powers from the Nexus Multi Academy Trust Board of Directors, which are outlined in the Trust’s Scheme of Delegation.

The Chief Executive Officer and Officers of the Trust act as advisers to the Local Governing Body and attend most meetings

Membership

North Ridge Community Local Governing Body was constituted on 1^st April 2020 and the following structure of Governance is now in place:

The total membership shall be not less than 7 and not more than 12.

The membership shall comprise:

the Chair who is elected by the Trust Board of Directors;
the Headteacher;
no fewer than 2 elected Parent Governors;
two elected Members of Staff, one Teaching, one Non-Teaching;
the remaining Governors are appointed by the Local Governing Body. Governors can be Parents or Members of Staff but the number of Staff Governors (inc Headteacher) must not exceed one-third of the total number of Governors.

How are Governors chosen?

There are different categories of Governors:Parent Governors, Staff Governors and Governors.

Parent Governors are elected by current parents when a vacancy becomes available. Staff Governors, are representatives of the teaching or support staff and are elected by the eligible staff when a vacancy becomes available. All Governors are appointed by the Local Governing Body. They are selected to provide skills and experience which Governors feel are required.

The Chair of the Local Governing Body is appointed by the Nexus Multi Academy Trust Board of Directors.

All Governors initially serve for a period of four years. At the end of the four years, they can stand for re-election or be re-appointed. Governors are free to resign before the end of their four-year term if they so wish.

North Ridge Governing Body

John Coleman	Governor – Chair	Attendance and Interest Data
Anita Denman	Head of School	Attendance and Interest Data
Lisa Suter	Executive Head Teacher	Attendance and Interest Data
Darren Dickinson	Wellbeing Link Governor	Attendance and Interest Data
Amanda Armer	Staff Governor	Attendance and Interest Data
Rachel Potts	Safeguarding Link Governor	Attendance and Interest Data
Claire Garbutt	Teaching and Learning Link Governor	Attendance and Interest Data
Jade Soler -Alcaraz	Staff Governor	Attendance and Interest Data
Jim Phillips Jacky Tattershall	Governor Governor	Attendance and Interest Data Attendance and Interest Data

Governor Interests are reviewed at every meeting. All individual Governor information with regard to Interests & Attendance can be found with the Individual Governor Profiles by clicking on the links above.

Each individual Governor profile can be accessed by clicking on their name. (Not all are available yet -these will be added as they are received.)

Approved minutes of the Local Governing Body can be accessed at the bottom of this page.

Frequency
The Local Governing Body meets at least once a half term, with additional meetings being arranged as required.

How can I contact the School Governors?
The Chair of Governors can be contacted via the school office.

You can also contact Clerking Services about any aspect of school governance at this address clerkingservices@nexusmat.org

Past Governors:

Barbara Lynds Local Governor 19^th June 2020